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Transcript: IRON DEFICIENCY IN THE UNITED STATES
- Article from:
- Regulatory Intelligence Data
- Article date:
- April 3, 1998
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Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional
deficiency in the
United States. Iron deficiency affects 7.8
million
adolescent girls and
women of childbearing age and 700,000 children
aged
1-2 years. In
young children, iron deficiency increases
the risk
of delays in motor
and mental development, including decreased
motor
activity, social
interaction, and attention to tasks. These
delays
may persist past
school age if iron deficiency is not fully
reversed. Therefore,
prevention of iron deficiency is ...
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